Contents
Series Foreword
Book Foreword
Preface
Summary
Theoretical Section
Chapter 1 Introduction 3
1.1 Background and significance 3
1.1.1 Greenhouse gases and their impact on global climate change 3
1.1.2 The Kyoto Protocol and obligations undertaken by China 6
1.2 Overview of research on appraising carbon pools of terrestrial ecosystems 8
1.2.1 Research contents on appraising carbon pools of terrestrial ecosystems 8
1.2.2 Research methods on appraising carbon pools of terrestrial ecosystems 12
Chapter 2 Methods for Appraising Carbon Budget of Land Uses 25
2.1 IPCC’s methodological framework 25
2.1.1 Three levels 25
2.1.2 Two approaches 26
2.1.3 Categorization of carbon pools 26
2.1.4 Land use data 28
2.1.5 Equations and parameters 31
2.2 Land use/cover classification and conversion 40
2.3 Appraisal of carbon budget based on IPCC’s methodological framework 43
2.3.1 Calculations for carbon appraisal 43
2.3.2 Application of methods 44
Chapter 3 Data and Parameters for Appraising Carbon Budget Arising from Land Uses 48
3.1 Data on land use/cover 48
3.2 Parameter data 52
3.2.1 BEF parameters 53
3.2.2 Carbon densities 67
3.2.3 Management factors for farmlands 72
3.2.4 Management factors for grasslands 74
3.2.5 Soil organic carbon conversion factors 74
3.3 Discussion 76
Practical Section
Chapter 4 Land Use Changes in Henan Province 80
4.1 Background and significance 81
4.1.1 Background 81
4.1.2 Significance 82
4.2 Research status and development trends in China and overseas 83
4.3 Overview of study area 86
4.4 Remote sensing data for land uses in Henan Province 88
4.4.1 Determination of criteria for land use classification 88
4.4.2 Acquisition of land use/cover data for the 1980s–2000 89
4.4.3 Acquisition of land use/cover data for 2000–2010 89
4.5 LUCCs for Henan Province 93
4.5.1 Methodology 93
4.5.2 LUCCs in the 1980s–2000 94
4.5.3 LUCCs in the 2000–2010 101
Chapter 5 Appraisal of Carbon Budget for Land Uses in Henan Province 113
5.1 Appraisal method for carbon budget of land uses 113
5.2 Data sources 113
5.3 Appraisal of carbon budget for land uses in the 1980s–2000 113
5.4 Appraisal of carbon budget for land uses in 2000–2010 115
5.4.1 Zhengzhou City: Analysis of carbon pool changes and current status 115
5.4.2 Luoyang City: Analysis of carbon pool changes and current status 117
Chapter 6 Simulation of Carbon Emission Scenarios for Land Uses in Henan Province 119
6.1 Methodology 120
6.1.1 Simulation of land use structure 120
6.1.2 Appraisal of carbon emission for land uses 121
6.2 Analysis of findings 122
6.2.1 LUCCs 122
6.2.2 Simulation of LUCCs 123
6.2.3 Carbon emission arising from LUCCs 123
6.3 Summary 123
Chapter 7 Conclusions and Discussions 125
7.1 Discover land use potential of the inner city, and make effective use of multi-dimensional spaces 126
7.2 Strengthen remediation of rural lands, and have proper conversion of rural residential lands for other uses 126
7.3 Emphasize optimization and regulation of land use structure for urban fringe areas 127
7.4 Consolidate achievements of afforestation and farmlands being returned to woodlands, and strengthen operation and management of existing woodlands 128
7.4.1 Strengthen management and protection of woodlands 129
7.4.2 Implement proper revegetation and reforestation programs, and transformation of low-quality and ineffective woodlands 129　　
References 131